EU court stomps passenger data sharing

The European Court of Justice has ruled that a deal the European Commission made with the US to allow access to passenger’s personal information was illegal. The data-sharing scheme was approved by all 25 member states, but annulled by judges yesterday.

The agreement allows authorities in the US access to airlines’ Passenger Name Records (PNR) as part of the US’s self-declared War on Terror. As well as names, the files can include address, date of birth, timing and duration of trips, and other data.

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